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Visitor parking permits
Applications for visitor parking permits must be submitted by Friday 15 December to be processed in time for the Christmas period. Any applications submitted after this date may not be processed in time to ensure delivery before 24 December.
How we make controlled parking zones
Find information on parking consultations and how to request a Controlled Parking Zone or changes to parking restrictions.
What a controlled parking zone is
Areas where on-street parking is restricted are called controlled parking zones (CPZ) or are sometimes known as residents' parking schemes.
It covers areas which have petitioned or shown strong support for a new CPZ or a change to an existing CPZ.
Request a controlled parking zone
If you'd like to tell us about the strength of feeling for a CPZ in your area, submit a petition to your ward councillors and ask for it to be presented at a future TS committee.
We send out an initial consultation to addresses within the proposed area. This lets us see whether there's general support for a scheme and if so, what type.
Either a full scheme, which is in place from 9am to 8pm and has a mix of:
permit holder bays
shared - permit and paid bays - pay and display or PayByPhone
possibly exclusive paid bays - pay and display or PayByPhone
Or a light touch scheme, which is usually restricted to permit holder only bays. These are in force for 2 one-hour timeslots during the day. This is usually one in the morning and one in the afternoon or evening.
There will also be provision for blue badge parking, motorcycles and other specific bays as requested.
Present initial results to the committee
Then we present the initial consultation results to the TS committee. The committee will decide on the next step.
Consult on detailed design
If the committee's decision is to go ahead with the new CPZ, we consult the area on a detailed design for the scheme.
This will show a plan of the:
approximate location of the different bay types
days and times the CPZ will be in operation
Present detailed designed results to the committee
We present the results of the detailed design consultation to the committee. Based on this, it decides whether the CPZ should go ahead.
Create a Traffic Regulation Order for comments
The final part is the Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) stage. A TRO is a legal document which makes parking restrictions legally enforceable.
People can submit objections or comments in support of the TRO.
Present comments on Traffic Regulation Order to the committee
We present these comments to the committee for final approval. If the committee approves, we put the new scheme in place.
Put the scheme in place
To put the scheme in place, we:
paint the road markings and install the road signs
send addresses in the area details of how to purchase permits
Changes to existing controlled parking zones
Making changes to an existing CPZ follows a similar process but may only need one round of consultation, depending on what changes have been asked for.